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There is not much of a difference between the Yamaha SZ R that we will be discussing today and the SZ-X that we had discussed a while back; except for a few variations in the looks and accessories. Anyway, we will discuss the SZ R independently to see what customers have got to say about it.

In terms of specs, the SZ-R is very much like the SZ-X. It comes with a 153cc air-cooled 4 stroke engine delivering a max power of around 12.1 PS at 7500 RPM. This effectively gets you a max torque of 12.8 Nm at 4500 RPM. Unlike the SZ X that has drum brakes on both the front and the rear wheels, the SZ R has a disc on the front and a drum on the rear. The bike measures 2050 x 730 x 1100 mm and weighs 134 kg. Equipped with a wheelbase of 1320mm, ground clearance of 165mm and seat height of 802mm, the other specs are mostly the same. The SZ-R can hold 14 liters of fuel at any point. You can purchase the motorcycle at a price of Rs. 57,500 ex-showroom Delhi.

Manufacturer’s Mileage Claim

Given that there is not much to choose between the SZX and the SZR, the manufacturer’s claim has stayed unchanged. As a matter of fact, Yamaha has one standard fuel economy claim for all their SZ variants – 62.4 kmpl. Do note that this is under test conditions and the real world FE would definitely be lower than this. Only a few other bikes like the Pulsar, Xtreme and Achiever have a higher mileage at the 150cc level.

User Reviews & Test Ride Reports

On Indiagarage, a customer reports that his SZR gives an unsatisfactory 43 kmpl on city roads. However there are more than a couple of other users who think the SZR is probably the best in class and they note a much higher FE of between 50-55 kmpl on city roads.

MaxAbout in their review say the SZR is “virtually identical to its younger sibling SZ-X” without any element of surprise when it comes to engine that they say lacks power. In terms of mileage, the SZR is reported to offer 55-60 kmpl on city roads and 65 kmpl on the highways. I feel the author has been too generous in this case. Anyway, let’s go through what the others have to say before jumping in on a conclusion.

In a customer review report back from 2011, BikeAdvice writer Naren calls the bike Sporty and ‘one of the hottest chicks’ in the Indian bike market. The review, which is overall very positive, does not specify the mileage. However, the readers reporting their FE claim it to be somewhere in the 45-49 kmpl mark.

On Motorbeam once again, the reviewer points out that the power delivered by the bike may not be up to the mark. However, there is a lot of thrust at low rev which is good in the city traffic conditions. On the mileage front, the reviewer notes 55+ kmpl overall which is extremely good which makes me rethink what I said about MaxAbout’s review.

Anyway, the final word needs to come from the customers themselves. On MouthShut, there are over 133 reviews for the SZR. The reviewers have together rated the bike 3/5 in fuel consumption which is not really a good figure. However, reading through the latest reviews, it seems like customers are happy with the mileage offered. The reported figure has hovered between 40-52 kmpl which is a pretty wide, yet good number to go with.

The summary of reports from various sources is tabulated below. Overall, the SZR looks like a decent bike to go with. Do you agree? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Yamaha has more than a couple of bikes in the 150cc range. We have already reviewed the mileages of Yamaha FZ16 and Yamaha Fazer earlier. As you may remember, the company claims a mileage of 50.81 kmpl on both these bikes. The Yamaha SZ-x is yet another 153cc 4 stroke engine bike that delivers a power of 12.1 PS and a torque of  12.8 Nm. That’s marginally lower than what the other two bikes deliver. Consequently, the price of the bike is lower too. You can buy a Yamaha SZ-x from Delhi at an ex-showroom price of Rs. 49,500 that’s comfortably lower than the prices of the other two 150cc Yamaha bikes.

Yamaha SZ-x Fuel Economy Claim

Yamaha has positioned the SZ-x as a relatively lightweight motorcycle for  a 150cc bike. When you have less weight to carry around, the mileage and performance commensurately increases. Not surprisingly, Yamaha claims the SZ-x can report a mileage of 62.4 kmpl under standard test conditions. Again, this is comfortably better than not only the other Yamaha bikes discussed earlier, but also other 150cc bikes like Honda CB Unicorn Dazzler (claims 60 kmpl) and Hero Impulse (claims 55 kmpl)

Customer Mileage Reviews Of SZ-x

Let’s start with a poll that xBHP conducted among Yamaha SZ customers to survey the mileages. Out 0f 304 people who took the survey, 36.51% of them answered 41-45 kmpl while another 19% answered 36-40 kmpl. Another 17.7%  answered 46-50 kmpl. We can probably take 41-45 kmpl as the average.

BikeDekho has extensively reviewed the Yamaha SZ-x and Yamaha SZ-r variants and note that both these bikes deliver a fuel efficiency of 55-60 kmpl on the urban roads. Now that’s extremely different from what we hear on xBHP (only 6% of the respondents had voted for 55+ kmpl mileage).

MaxAbout does a good job in reviewing the bike under city as well as highway conditions and in their article, they report that the Yamaha SZ-x returns a mileage of 55 kmpl on city roads and 70 kmpl on highways. Now that’s even higher than what Yamaha has noted in its tests conducted on standard conditions! IndiaMart on the other hand reports a slightly lower performance. Their report states a city mileage of 50 kmpl on the Yamaha SZ.

BikeAdvice notes that the Yamaha SZ is not exactly being advertised as a mileage-efficient bike and so you shouldn’t be setting high standards. They report a mileage of between 50-53 kmpl on city roads.

MouthShut gives a rather confusing picture for those of you who are still on the fence with respect to going for the SZ-x. Some users report a mileage of as low as 38-40 kmpl. One user even reports a mileage of 24 kmpl which seriously seems like a one-off case. But the norm as aptly summed up by one user seems to be 45-50 kmpl on city roads and 55 kmpl on the highways. In comparison, the mileages on the classifieds site Olx.in have been reported in the range of 46-55 kmpl – as always slightly higher than what is reported on the reviews site.

So bottomline – our recommendation is that the bike really doesn’t look bad from a mileage point of view. Of course, there have been some complaints about low mileage; especially from users on MouthShut. But do keep in mind that product reviews are most often written by people who are unhappy and written by happy customers relatively fewer times. Plus, the bike seems to be performing much better than the Yamaha Fazer that was consistently reported to be delivering under 40 kmpl.

Look into the other features of the bike as well, and do take a test drive. If you like what you are seeing, go for it. It looks pretty okay from the mileage front here.  Here is a summary of what the various reviews have reported: